While we were there we met the museum founder, Irvin J. Borowsky, and spoke with him about his work bringing Jews and Christians together.

He's the founder of the American Interfaith Institute, which has been operating now for more than 30 years to help people -- especially Christians and Jews -- understand each other's religion so they aren't trapped by ignorance and fear.

Well, in the midst of finishing our book and going on to countless other projects, including grandchildren, I sort of forgot about the American Interfaith Institute.

That is until one recent day when I was invited to visit its new Facebook page and "like" it. Which I did.

That got me to thinking that perhaps you've never forgotten about the A.I.I. because, in fact, you've never heard of it or of Borowsky. Well, this weekend I'm giving you a chance here to familiarize yourself with its good work and to see if it has resources that might be useful to you.

While your surfing around on the A.I.I. website, don't miss the page on the Contemporary English Version (CEV) of the Bible. The CEV does its best to replace unnecessarily anti-Jewish English translations of parts of the Bible with accurate wording that doesn't carry anti-Jewish baggage. An example would be the way many English versions of the Gospel of John repeatedly use the phrase "the Jews" when, in fact, what is meant is either "the people" or "the Jewish leaders."

P.S.: What looks like an intriguing film about the Apostle Paul, "A Polite Bribe," will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Tivoli Theater in Kansas City. A panel of bright folks will talk about it afterward there. The link I've given you on the film's name will give you more information, including a trailer. But for tickets, click here.

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